Two local events on Saturday 9/27/14: 1) 54th annual Stockade walk-about: http://schenectadyhistorical.org/54th-annual-stockade-walkabout/ 2) The Historical Society of the Town of Colonie and the Watervliet Historical Society cordially invites you to a special ceremony to dedicate a New Interpretive sign in Commemoration of the courage and the Bravery of ARENT VAN CURLER AND FR. ISAAC JOGUES. WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2014—10:00 am WHERE: Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park Broadway, Menands, NY Arent Van Curler was a nephew of the first Patroon, Killiaen Van Rensselaer. Van Curler came to America in 1638 to be the administrator of the Manor of Rensselaerwick, and in 1643 established a home at present day Schuyler Flatts in Menands. Van Curler learned of the capture of a Jesuit missionary, Fr. Isaac Jogues, by the Mohawks, an determined to help the priest escape. Van Curler was instrumental in devising a plan for Jogues to flee his captors by boat, and the missionary was able to get away and return to France. To commemorate the courage of these two men, the Historical Society of the Town of Colonie cordially invites you to the unveiling ceremony of the new interpretive sign at the site where the Van Curler homestead once stood. Please join us for the official viewing of this historical marker. The ceremony is free and open to the public.